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1
What happened in America in the past several mounths?
Clowns have been involved in many car accidents
Many clowns have been put out of jobs
Clowns have been scaring kids at birthday parties
Clowns have been terrorizing people
2
According to the research results, what are the most likely features of being creepy?
c. Being women
b. Being unpredictable
a and b
a. Being men
3
Who is the clown who killed 33 people?
Jhon Wayne Gacy
Josh Li Adams
Micheal Cohen
Tom Jacobs
4
Who were the participants in the study?
Volunteers
Clowns
Studants
Psychologists
5
Where was the word clown first used?
In Shakespeare plays
In the movie "Killer clowns from outer space".
In a french play by Moliere in 1652
In a play by Oscar Wild
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The first section in their study was about:
Rating the creepiness of 21 different occupations
Listing 2 hobbies that the volunteers find creepy
The likelihood that a creepy person would show 44 behaviors
How much they agreed with 15 statements about creepy people
7
What purpose did clowns historically serve?
Entertaining kids at birthday parties
A mean of satire and a way for powerful men to let off steam
Being funny and make everybody laugh
Being secret killers and assassins.
8
What is the question that the author poses regarding the clowns?
Were they always considered disturbing?
Why do we find them so disturbing?
When did people start thinking that they are creepy?
How did they become so scary?
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Where did Shakespeare first used the word clown?
In his poems
In his stories
In his letters
In some of his plays